Museum of Ancient Iran

[1] Iran's then ruler Reza Shah agreed to Hekmat's proposal for establishing a museum and designated a section of a former military compound as its location.

[1] The aforementioned Godard designed the structure, but he assigned two Iranian master builders, Ostad Morad Tabrizi and Abbas Ali Memar, to construct it.

Godard, in his essay "Neyriz mosque," recounted encountering facades reminiscent of Ctesiphon in recently constructed houses near Yazd and Semnan, highlighting the prevalence of such architectural forms and techniques in contemporary Iran.

Crafted in the Tholth style by Amir AlKottab Kurdestani, a renowned calligrapher of the era, the poem was the creation of Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (also known as Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār) a distinguished literary figure.

Historian Abbas Amanat suggests that contemporary Iranian public structures of that period often incorporated subtle nods to Persian architectural heritage.

[4] However, Talinn Grigor critiques Godard's approach, labeling the Ancient Iran Museum as a "re-creation," while acknowledging its influence on subsequent architects, as evidenced by projects like Hossein Amanat's 1971 Shahyad Aryamehr Tower, which echoes the outline of the Ctesiphon vault in western Tehran.

[5][6][7] The oldest part of the museum, built by hand is made of quartz stones found in the basin of the river Kashaf Rud east of the city of Mashhad.

This small Asian tooth, which is related to a nine-year-old child, dates back 20–25 thousand years ago and was discovered by gamma-ray spectroscopy.

In the new Paleolithic period, making bone tools and using personalized decorations such as pillow pendants, animal teeth, and flowers were also common in Iran.

Chogha Zanbil Temple is one of the most important architectural remnants of this period, with works such as a cow's statue with inscriptions, glass tubes, bricks and clones on it, are featured in the hall.